A1 Movers case studies
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A1 Movers is the second of three Cambridge English Qualifications for young learners and is set at CEFR level A1. It is designed for children who have made their first steps in English and are ready to show what they can do with everyday written and spoken English. The A1 Movers case studies are 5 cases and about 2,506 words.
1The name on the line
A teacher is running a listening practice session with a class of eight nine-year-olds. In the recording, a girl says: 'This is my friend.
549 words, about 3 min2Two differences in twenty-five seconds
A ten-year-old is doing a practice speaking task. The teacher, acting as examiner, puts two similar park pictures side by side and says: 'Look at this one.
486 words, about 2 min3Answering in three words or fewer
A class is working on a reading task built on a short text about a school trip. The text says: 'We left school at nine o'clock and travelled to the zoo on the bus because it was too far to walk.' The question reads: 'The children went to the zoo by .' The rubric at the top of the page says: 'Write ONE, TWO or THREE words for each answer.' Marek writes 'travelled to the zoo on the bus'.
474 words, about 2 min4One grade, thirty books, ten minutes
After a three-picture story task, Ana hands in: 'The girl is go to the shop. She is eat the apple happy.' The class has been taught present simple for routines and is only beginning present continuous.
528 words, about 3 min5Friday, or Saturday instead
In a listening task, children must circle the correct day. The recording says: 'We wanted to go on Friday, but the pool was closed, so we went on Saturday instead.' One child circles Friday, one circles Saturday, and a third writes both.
469 words, about 2 min